Han Yong-un

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Han Yong-un
Hangul:	한용운
Hanja:	韓龍雲
Revised Romanization:	Han Yong-un
McCune-Reischauer:	Han Yongun
Pen name
Hangul:	만해
Hanja:	萬海 also 卍海
Revised Romanization:	Manhae
McCune-Reischauer:	Manhae
Birth name
Hangul:	한유천
Hanja:	韓裕天
Revised Romanization:	Han Yu-cheon
McCune-Reischauer:	Han Yuch'ŏn
Courtesy name
Hangul:	정옥
Hanja:	貞玉
Revised Romanization:	Jeongok
McCune-Reischauer:	Chŏngok
Dharma name
Hangul:	한봉완
Hanja:	奉玩
Revised Romanization:	Bongwan
McCune-Reischauer:	Pongwan

Manhae (August 29, 1879 – June 29, 1944) was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer and poet. Manhae was his pen name; his birth name was Han Yu-cheon, but he is universally known by the name he was given by his meditation instructor in 1907, Han Yong-un (Korean: 한용운 or ; also written Han Yong-woon)

Manhae was born in northern Gyeongsang province in what is today South Korea. Prior to being ordained, he was involved in resistance to Japanese influence in the country, which culminated in the Japanese occupation from 1905 to 1945. The same year the occupation began, 1905, Manhae was ordained as a Buddhist monk at Baekdam Temple on Mt. Seorak.

As a social writer, Manhae called for the reform of Korean Buddhism.

Manhae's poetry dealt with both nationalism and sexual love. One of his more political collections was Nimui Chimmuk (님의 침묵), published in 1926. These works revolve around the ideas of equality and freedom, and helped inspire the tendencies toward passive resistance and non-violence in the Korean independence movement.